SANUS and Safe Kids Worldwide Launch TV Safety Initiative: Giveaway!
We all are worried about the safety of our children. When they’re born, we spend hours thinking about how we can baby proof the house in order to keep them from getting hurt. Cabinets receive special locks. Gates are installed on stairs. Corner protectors are stuck to the corners of fireplaces and countertops to protect their little heads.
But have you ever thought to protect your children from the possibility of a falling TV?
How many of us have a flat panel TV just sitting on top of a cabinet or TV stand? With the ultra-thin design of these TVs, the possibility of one toppling over onto a baby or child is actually quite high.
Bringing this risk to the forefront, SANUS, the leading designer and manufacturer of flat panel TV wall mounts, has partnered with Safe Kids Worldwide. By educating consumers on the risk of unsecured flat panel TV’s, SANUS and Safe Kids Worldwide offer safe solutions for families across the nation by reducing TV tip-over related injuries and fatalities.
A 2011 US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report on flat panel TV safety revealed:
· A child is killed every three weeks from an unsecured TV
· Every 45 minutes a child visits an emergency room due to a TV tip-over related injury
· Between 2000 and 2011, 215 fatalities have resulted from TV tip-over
· An estimated 17,000 people each year, the majority of which are children, are treated for injuries from TV tip-overs
· Reported cases have increased almost 25% from 2006 to 2010, and over the last 10 years, injuries have increased by 31%
I hadn’t thought of these possibilities until I learned of the SANUS and Safe Kids TV Safety Initiative.
Check out this safety video from SANUS about the dangers of TVs that might tip over.
Now, one of my readers can win a flat panel SANUS TV Vuepoint Mount F180, courtesy of SANUS. The winner will receive a mount that fits their respective TV.
Please note that this will not include the actual installation of the equipment.
Enter using the Rafflecopter below!
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Disclaimer: I received no compensation for this post. However, I do feel that the information is important!
